16 April 2024 / 19 October 2024 by chrishenderson
Councillor Sara Armstrong (East Cliff & Springbourne) says: "Last May, myself and my dedicated team of East Cliff and Springbourne Green community volunteers started taking action to tackle the condition of road signage and street furniture across the ward as part of our commitment to 'cleaner, safer, greener streets'. "I'm pleased to report we are starting to see some green shoots of change! "The road signage on Spring Road after years of neglect has finally been cleaned of graffiti and given a much needed spruce up.
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8 April 2024 / 22 October 2024 by chrishenderson
Councillor Sara Armstrong completed one of her regular walk/runabouts around East Cliff & Springbourne, meeting residents and delivering her first ward newsletter since her by-election win.
12 March 2024 / 22 October 2024 by chrishenderson
Councillor Sara Armstrong (East Cliff & Springbourne) has received confirmation from BCP Council's Road Safety Team that School Crossing Patrol Officers are likely to be made redundant in the longer term, in favour of automated engineering measures.
17 February 2024 / 22 October 2024 by chrishenderson
Green Councillors Sara Armstrong (East Cliff & Springbourne) and Alasdair Keddie (Queen's Park & Charminster) visited BCP Council's CCTV Team recently. [Picture: Sara with Tony Gleason, team manager] The team are based at Madeira Road Police Station and manage a network of over 700 cameras. Sara Armstrong said: "We were in awe of the incredible work they do to keep us safe, and help the police with their investigations."
12 February 2024 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Since the election, Councillor Sara Armstrong has been working tirelessly to establish whether money from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) can be used to improve the environment of Knyveton Gardens. She was delighted to hear that her application for £50,000 has now been successful.
10 December 2023 / 19 October 2024 by chrishenderson
Councillor Sara Armstrong wrote: "What a privilege to join my Green Group colleagues [Cllr Chris Rigby, Cllr Kate Salmon and Cllr Joe Salmon] for a service of thanksgiving and peace at Bournemouth Community Hebrew Synagogue today by invitation of our Mayor Cllr Anne Filer.
30 June 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Sara Armstrong became the sixth BCP Green councillor today, and East Cliff & Springbourne's first, with a resounding win in the BCP Council by-election. Sara's majority was 203 votes over the Conservative candidate, with Labour dropping to third place.
